I read about these from a book I borrowed and thought they were pretty interesting. But I'm just taking those that concern acne sufferers.
In fact, women in their 20s, 30s, 40s and even 50s can have acne just like teenagers. Not everyone who has acne as a teenager will grow out of it, and even if you had clear skin as a teenager, there's no guarantee that you won't get acne later in life. What is true is that men can outgrow acne, because after puberty men's hormone levels level out, while women's hormone levels fluctuate throughout their lifetime.
2. Acne is caused by eating the wrong food
This is both true and false. The traditional foods thought to cause acne, such as chocolate and greasy foods, have no effect on acne, and there is no research indicating otherwise. (I have been deceived for so long! But in retrospect, I still eat fast food once in while so this revelation won't affect my eating habits as much. Of course, I'm not trying to say we can eat greasy food as and when we like. Moderation, moderation. It's a known fact that fast food is BAD so avoid it.)
However, a diet high in carbohydrates; a high glycemic load can increase breakouts, while a low glycemic load can reduce their occurrence. [Glycemic load is a ranking system for the amount of carbs in a food portion] I don't really know about the carbs diet part BUT I AM AN ASIAN! My meals revolve around rice which is considered as carbohydrate! Maybe rice does not have a high glycemic load...
So I googled about it and extracted this sentence from the link below: "Although they have found no conclusive evidence within the scientific literature on the matter to prove that diet causes acne, they have determined that diets containing high-glycemic index foods, and milk in particular, appear to aggravate the condition."
http://www.medicaldaily.com/acne-and-diet-milk-and-high-glycemic-foods-may-exacerbate-skin-condition-247967
Carbs are essential for a balanced diet as well. We can't avoid it entirely so I went on to look into low Gl food and this page gives some example:
http://www.livestrong.com/article/25843-list-low-glycemic-carbohydrate-foods/
3. If you clean your face better you can clear up your acne
Over-cleaning your face can actually make matters worse. Don't confuse scrubbing or "deep-cleaning" with helping acne, because it doesn't. Over-cleansing triggers inflammation that can make acne worse. What really helps breakouts is using a gentle cleanser so you don't damage your skin's outer barrier or create inflammation, both of which hinder your skin's ability to heal and fight bacteria, along with using gentle exfoliation.
This is both true and false. The traditional foods thought to cause acne, such as chocolate and greasy foods, have no effect on acne, and there is no research indicating otherwise. (I have been deceived for so long! But in retrospect, I still eat fast food once in while so this revelation won't affect my eating habits as much. Of course, I'm not trying to say we can eat greasy food as and when we like. Moderation, moderation. It's a known fact that fast food is BAD so avoid it.)
However, a diet high in carbohydrates; a high glycemic load can increase breakouts, while a low glycemic load can reduce their occurrence. [Glycemic load is a ranking system for the amount of carbs in a food portion] I don't really know about the carbs diet part BUT I AM AN ASIAN! My meals revolve around rice which is considered as carbohydrate! Maybe rice does not have a high glycemic load...
So I googled about it and extracted this sentence from the link below: "Although they have found no conclusive evidence within the scientific literature on the matter to prove that diet causes acne, they have determined that diets containing high-glycemic index foods, and milk in particular, appear to aggravate the condition."
http://www.medicaldaily.com/acne-and-diet-milk-and-high-glycemic-foods-may-exacerbate-skin-condition-247967
Carbs are essential for a balanced diet as well. We can't avoid it entirely so I went on to look into low Gl food and this page gives some example:
http://www.livestrong.com/article/25843-list-low-glycemic-carbohydrate-foods/
3. If you clean your face better you can clear up your acne
Over-cleaning your face can actually make matters worse. Don't confuse scrubbing or "deep-cleaning" with helping acne, because it doesn't. Over-cleansing triggers inflammation that can make acne worse. What really helps breakouts is using a gentle cleanser so you don't damage your skin's outer barrier or create inflammation, both of which hinder your skin's ability to heal and fight bacteria, along with using gentle exfoliation.
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